Emperor Claudius
  • Born in Gaul
  • First emperor to be born outside Italy
  • Had a limp and was slightly deaf because of a terrible sickness as a child
  • Emperor Caligula slaughtered his entire family except him
  • Was named emperor by a praetorian guard after Emperor Caligula's assassination
  • Was an ambitious builder and efficient administrator as emperor
  • Attempted to remodel the Senate into an efficient administratory body
    • even encouraged the Senate to voice their negative opinions about bills under debate
  • Constructed roads, aqueducts, and canals across the empire
    • Built tow major aqueducts that are still standing today; the Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus
      • also restored the Aqua Virgo aqueduct
  • Conquered Britain, Thrace, Noricum, Pamphylia, Lycia, and Jodecea
  • Died in 54 AD and his great-nephew Nero suceeded him
Info by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/claudius
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